Chapter Awards 2016
Each year, MAFCA awards chapters and members for service.
This year's awards are as follows:
Longevity Awards - Service Awards - Newsletter Awards - Website Awards
Longevity Awards
Many of our chapters celebrated Anniversaries this year. Congratulations to all chapters who have reached the 25 year or more mark.
| 60 | Capitol A's | Sacramento CA | 40 | Fiftieth Anniversary A's | Little Rock AR | |
| 60 | Santa Barbara A's | Santa Barbara CA | 40 | Feather River A's | Quincy CA | |
| 60 | Falls City MAC | Jeffersonville IN | 40 | Hangtown A's | Placerville CA | |
| 60 | Long Island Chapter | Massapequa Park NY | 40 | Napa Valley A's | Napa CA | |
| 60 | Westchester Chapter | Mt. Kisco N& | 40 | Naper A's | Naperville IL | |
| 60 | Old Dominion Chapter | Richmond VA | ||||
| 55 | Tucson Chapter | Tucson AZ | ||||
| 55 | Cuesta Crankers | San Luis Obispo CA | ||||
| 55 | Wichita A's | Wichita KS | 35 | Capistrano Valley A's | Capistrano CA | |
| 55 | Queen City Model A's | Catawba NC | 35 | Happy Honker A's | Porterville CA | |
| 55 | Poco Quatros | Albuquerque NM | ||||
| 55 | Smokey Mountain | Clinton TN | ||||
| 55 | Apple Valley MAC | Yakima WA | 30 | MAFC of Arizona | Mesa AZ | |
| 55 | Inland Empire A's | Veradale WA | 30 | First Coast Chapter | Green Cove Springs FL | |
| 30 | Show ME MAC | Cole Camp MO | ||||
| 50 | Diamond Tread | Downey CA | 30 | Snake River A's | Vale OR | |
| 50 | AFC of Connecticut | East windsor CT | ||||
| 50 | Model A Owners of Canada | Scarborough ON | ||||
| 25 | Lake County A's | Clearlake CA | ||||
| 45 | Town Sedan Club | Nationwide | 25 | Prairie A's | Urbana IL | |
| 45 | Gateway A's | Merced CA | 25 | North Lake A's | Mandeville LA | |
| 45 | MAFC of Humboldt | Fort Dodge IA | 25 | Deluxe Tudor Owners Group | Nationwide | |
| 45 | Acadiana A's | New Iberia LA | 25 | Scenic City A's | Hixson TN | |
| 45 | Lakeshore MAC | Spencerport NY | 25 | Walla Walla Sweet A's | Walla Walla WA |
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Service Awards
This award is given to Chapter members by their chapters for service above and beyond. These special people have worked hard and long to make their chapters successful. Those members, who were honored by their Chapters for outstanding, long-term, continuing and selfless service to others in the Model A hobby, are listed below . . .
| William Shirley | River Cities Model A Ford Club |
| Wendy Ogden | Hangtown A's |
| Bill Jones | Sierra Chapter / CCRG |
| Mark and Jill Barrett | Santa Clara Valley Chapter |
| Robert Gulmarin | Sonora A's |
| Denise McGee Brown | Alamo A's |
| Nayola Bieber | San Diego Model A Ford CLub |
Newsletter Awards
Most MAFCA chapters submit copies of their newsletters to the Chapter Coordinator each month. From those newsletters, MAFCA presents awards based on criteria in the Newsletter Award Policy.
MAFCA Chapter Newsletter Awards for this year, designed to recognize the Editors of Chapter Newsletter, were presented at the National Awards Banquet.
| Award | Newsletter | Chapter | Editor |
| Newsletter of the Year | Model A Messenger | Central Alabama MAC | Terry Longest |
| Newsletter of Excellence | The Ford Script | 50th Anniversary A’s | Jeanie Adair |
| Certificate of Merit | Crank and Rod | Pomona Valley A's | Karin Woodworth |
| Certificate of Merit | Driveline | Great Lake A's | Stephanie Grundman |
| Certificate of Merit | Manifold News | Rockford A's | Chris Aupperle |
| Certificate of Merit | Quail Call | San Diego Chapter | Jeff and Valerie Basham |
| Certificate of Merit | Rumble sheet Review | Wichita A's | Linda Kibbe |
| Certificate of Merit | Runningboard News | Golden Triangle A's | Janet and Garth Shearing |
| Certificate of Merit | Southside A's | Southside A's | Gwyneth Shotwell |
| Certificate of Merit | Spoken Wheel | Santa Anita A's | Joe Wilson |
| Certificate of Merit | Columbia Crier | Columbia Basin Model A Club | Jan Jackson |
| Best International | Model A Torque | New Zealand | Paul Hunter Best |
| Best Regional | Northern Wheels | No. California Region | Tom Jeanes |
| Most Improved | The Ford Script | Fiftieth Anniversary A's | Patsy Desaulniers |
Website Awards
A good chapter website informs its members of chapter activities and guides potential members to the chapters. Below are this year's award-winning Chapter web sites. MAFCA presents awards based on criteria in the Website Award Policy. This year's winners are as follows (click on the chapter name to visit their web site):
| Award | Webmaster | Chapter |
| Website of the Year | Keith Tippets | Treasure Valley Model A Club, Boise ID |
| Website of Distinction | Greg Mack | Utah Valley Model A’s, Boise UT |
| Certificate of Merit | Frank Dent | Model A Ford of Cape Cod, Hyannis MA |
| Certificate of Merit | Harry Hirschensoh | San Fernando Valley Model A Club, Van Nuys CA |